If you want to share your document, you can:
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Invite people to view or edit a document you saved to the cloud.
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Send a link to a document you saved to the cloud.
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Send a copy of your document as an email attachment.
Send an invitation to share your document
Save your file to the cloud and then invite people to view or edit it. That way, whenever you update your file, everyone you share with will have the latest version.
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In the upper-right corner, click the Share icon and then click Invite People.
If you haven't saved your document to the cloud, you'll be asked to do that first.
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To invite people, add their email addresses and a short message. When you add a name for the first time, Word might prompt you to access your Contacts.
If you want people to edit your document, check the Can Edit box.
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Click Share. Everyone you invite will get an email with a link to the shared file.
Send a link to your document
After you save your document to the cloud, you can share your document by sending people a direct link to it.
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In the upper-right corner, click the Share icon and then click Copy Link.
If you haven't saved your document to the cloud, you'll be asked to do that first.
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Paste the link into an email and send it to the people you want to share your document.
Send your document as an email attachment
If you don't want to save your document to the cloud, you can share it as an email attachment.
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In the upper-right corner, click the Share icon and then click Send Attachment.
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Click Document or PDF.
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Word will open your email application and attach your file to a new message. Just fill in the details, like email addresses and a short message, and click Send.
